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Police: Motorist dies after fleeing officers, jumping from Mississippi River bridge
ST. PAUL -- A man died Thursday night after fleeing police officers in his car, stopping on a Mississippi River bridge in St. Paul and jumping,...
 News October 20, 2017 - 6:10pm
A new restaurant called Wingin' It! is moving into the former Dickey's Barbecue Pit on Paul Bunyan Drive. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
Wingin' It! restaurant coming to Bemidji
BEMIDJI—Flavorful sauces and dry rubs will be a top priority at a new restaurant coming soon to Bemidji. James Ravnikar, CEO of Great Northern...
 News October 20, 2017 - 4:39pm
Bemidji man hurt in motorcycle crash
BEMIDJI -- A motorcyclist was hurt Friday morning when he collided with a deer while driving on U.S. Highway 2 east of Bemidji. Lonnie Eugene...
 News/local October 20, 2017 - 2:28pm
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Woman, reportedly in a blanket asking for help, identified as missing person in northern Minnesota
RICE LAKE, Minn. -- Authorities say the 24-year-old Duluth woman who went missing following an early Friday incident in the city of Rice Lake...
 News October 20, 2017 - 8:46am
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) passes in the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr (55) at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Vikings' Barr fined, but not for Rodgers hit
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr did get fined by the NFL, but not for the offense some expected. Barr drew considerable attention for...
 sports October 20, 2017 - 5:42pm
Bemidji man found guilty in home invasion
BEMIDJI—A jury found a Bemidji man guilty Friday of three felonies stemming from a March home invasion and assault. Joseph Devon Wood,...
 News October 20, 2017 - 5:37pm
Student in sexual harassment trial gets $1; lawyers awarded $305K in fees
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who accused a colleague of sexual harassment was awarded just $1 in March, but...
 News October 20, 2017 - 8:24pm
Beltrami County deputies rescue lost hunter near Debs
DEBS -- A hunter was rescued by Beltrami County deputies Thursday after he reported via cellphone he was lost in the woods near Debs. According...
 News October 20, 2017 - 1:09pm
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bemidji students did something really cool
Something really cool happened. Bemidji High School students have a tradition of attending extra-curricular activities. Players from one sport often support teams of other sports, showing up for games and cheering fanatically loudly. Raucously. Rambunctiously. Rabidly, almost. It...
 opinion/letters October 20, 2017 - 10:15am
KFC / Twitter
A Sioux Falls man discovered something no one else had, and his tweet about it is going mega-viral
A stroke of pure marketing genius, humility and savvyness has been lying undiscovered and unknown on KFC's official Twitter page for an unknown...
 News October 20, 2017 - 4:04pm
BSU's Aaron Miller (16) weaves his way up the ice, trailed by teammate Ethan Somoza during Friday's game against Air Force at the Sanford Center in Bemidji. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
HOCKEY: Beavers win 4-1, Serratore scores in front of family, hometown crowd
BEMIDJI -- Friday night couldn’t have gone any better for Bemidji State men’s hockey coach Tom Serratore. His son, Air Force forward Matt...
 sports/beavers October 20, 2017 - 11:13pm
Area Halloween events
BSU to host trick or treating for area youth BEMIDJI—BSU will open its doors to area children for an evening of Halloween trick-or-treating...
 News October 20, 2017 - 5:57pm
Woman found on fire along Duluth road in critical condition
DULUTH -- Police have identified a Duluth woman who was found severely burned in the city’s Fond du Lac neighborhood on Thursday. Jaclyn Arnold,...
 News October 20, 2017 - 3:03pm
A two-vehicle accident resulted in the rollover of a Kia Sportage at approximately 2 p.m. Thursday on Highway 197 in Bemidji, east of Ridgeway Avenue. According to the Bemidji Police Department, one person was transported to Sanford Medical Center for minor injuries. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
Car upends after two-vehicle crash in Bemidji
BEMIDJI -- One person was transported to Bemidji Sanford Medical Center on Thursday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 197 (Paul...
 News/local October 19, 2017 - 5:48pm
The Bemidji High School girls soccer team holds up its hardware in celebration of the Jacks’ 2-1 overtime victory over East Grand Forks in the Section 8A championship game on Thursday at St. Cloud State. (Micah Friez | Bemidji Pioneer)
Bemidji girls bring home section title with late-game heroics
ST. CLOUD -- With a 1-0 deficit and the clock winding down, senior Annah Schussman wasn’t ready for the season to end. Unexpectedly, in the...
 sports/Lumberjacks October 20, 2017 - 8:09pm

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The Zipper runs in this long exposure photo at the 73rd annual Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival in the parking lot of the Sanford Center. The Water Carnival was held June 29 through dusk on the Fourth of July in Bemidji. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)

Bemidji was abuzz in the month of July, with Water Carnival and Fourth of July festivities to parades and even a heavy metal concert. Here’s a look at some of ...

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